Category Archives: Garden

Happy Canada Day

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Hi Folks, things got crazy busy on the farm and between the work, heat and a few days off being sick, i have been off my writing game.. But i have photos for you and a video or two to … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | 7 Comments

Grandpa’s Weeder Review

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

“I bought this myself with my own money and I get nothing back for giving this review ” So on the weekend, we went to Lee Valley tools, we had a gift card that was burning a hole in hubby’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged fighting wild parsnip, Grandpa's weeder, No spray weed control, Weeding | 6 Comments

A new Layered Food Hedge Row

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Hubby and I worked together today to put the next two layers into this new coming hedge row. We have been working on this 40 foot by approx. three foot bed for a while this spring.. first we have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, gardening | Tagged Food Hedge Row, Layered Food Hedge Row, Making a new garden area, No till Gardening, Permacutlure, Using Permaculture on the farm, Using your homemade compost | 20 Comments

Working with the local’s

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

While I admit that I can and have started my own starts many years.. if you look back on the site, you will see them in detail.. but some years it nice to let others do things for you.. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged Getting a head start, Saving costs by working with others, Tomato plants 2018, tomatos | 6 Comments

A little Garden photo update

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

This is a photo heavy post.. there is so much to do yet but we are working on things on a daily base.. Week three in the horse trough salad green garden. lots of picking to be done for greens … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Life moves on daily | Tagged fresh spring grens, Garden, raised bed gardening, salad green garden, self seeded squash, wild strawberries | 3 Comments

Wood Ash Use in the Garden

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

As my regular readers know we have had a bad ice storm and then a very strong wind storm, I have so many small, med and even huge limbs or tree’s down between the two storm. I have been doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, homestead | Tagged Burning Wood for ash, Cleaning up yard waste, Feed your soil to increase your garden yield, Using Wood Ash in the garden, Using Wood Ash to grow bigger better tomato's, Wood Ash | 10 Comments

Creamy Dock Sauce Recipe

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

One of my first plants that is up in the spring is Dock, I have a few different kinds of Dock plants in my front bed, this bed is always melts out much faster and heats up and is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged Creamy Dock Sauce Recipe, Dock Plant, Eating Dock | Leave a comment

Forage “Daylily Spring Leaves”

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I have talked about those old fashioned orange flowered Daylily’s before. I love to harvest their flowers for both fresh eating and to dry them for year round use. I have talked about harvesting the tiny but bursting flavour of … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Forest, Garden, local food, wild foods | Tagged Daylily leaves, Eating Daylily greens, foraging day lilies for kitchen use, Preparing Day lily Greens for eating, Spring eating of Day lily greens | 3 Comments

12 Ways to Use Rhubarb with Recipes

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Spring is coming and that means the Rhubarb is up! I drooled over thekitchengardens post with her stunning photos, we may be the same zone but her garden weeks ahead of mine already. If you have somehow missed reading her … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Canning, Garden | Tagged 12 rhubarb recipes, Carrot Ginger rhubarb flowers Soup, Orange Rhubarb BBQ Sauce Recipe, Rhubarb Apple mint and Spruce Tip Crisp, Rhubarb Cake with Ginger, Rhubarb Crisp Recipe, Rhubarb Dumpling Recipe, Rhubarb Nettle Iced Tea Recipe, Rhubarb on a cloud pie recipe, Rhubarb Relish Recipe, Rhubarb Saskatoon Pie recipe, Spring Rhubarb, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie | 13 Comments

Flagg Beans Overview and Spring Update

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

As most folks know I really like rare old plant types and I collect a number from Europe but I also have a love for old Canadian or N.A. heritage plants with a special interest in those of indigenous background. If … Continue reading →